Lantern.



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LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED D30. 20, 1910.

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A. R. PRITGHARD.

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ALBERT R. PRITCHARD, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

Application filed December 20, 1910. Serial No. 598,359.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT R. PRITCHARD, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lanterns ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lanterns of the type adapted for use asside-lamps on wagons or other vehicles.

The object of the invention is to produce av lantern having a simple,compact and rigid construction by which it is adapted to be readilysecured upon, and removed from, either the side of the vehicle-bodyitself, or a bracket permanently secured to the vehicle, as conveniencemay require, and to this end the invention consists in the constructionhereinafter specifically described, as it is defined in the succeedingclaims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a rear-ele ration of a lantern embodyingthe present invention, showing parts in section on the line ll in Fig.2; and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2--2 in Fig. 1.

The precise construction of the lantern proper is immaterial, but in thedrawings a lantern of ordinary tubular form is shown comprising anoil-font 3, a burner 4, and air-tubes 5 and 6. The lantern is shieldedat the rear by means of a vertical metal plate or shield 7 havingforwardly-bent upper and lower ends 11 and 12. The shield is secured tothe oil-font and the air-tubes, and at one side of the lantern asheet-metal base-plate 8 is secured in vertical position, this plateserving both to mask the light in the direction of the driver of thevehicle, and as means for securing the lantern in position upon thevehicle. The base-plate 8 is secured, at its upper extremity, to theupper end 11 of the shield, and, at its rear edge, to the body of theshield, and the forward edge of the base-plate is secured to the airtube5, preferably by means of solder. The baseplate is thus very rigidlysupported so that it will securely withstand the jars to which thelantern is subjected when in use.

hen the lantern is to be secured directly upon the side of the body of awagon or other vehicle, this is done by clamping the outer surface ofthe base-plate 8 against the side, a spring 9 being used for thispurpose. This spring has a depending U-shaped portion and upper coiledportions, as shown in Fig. 1, and its inner extremities are soldered orotherwise secured, to the rear of the baseplate 8. hen the lantern, onthe other hand, is to be mounted upon a bracket extending from the bodyof the vehicle, this is done by means of a socket which is formed bysoldering, or otherwise securing, a channel-shaped sheet-metal member 10to the inner surface of the base-plate 8, in vertical position. Thissocket is open at the bottom so that it may be slipped over the end of abracket formed as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, and may be readilyremoved therefrom when the lantern is not to be used.

In the arrangement of parts just described the base-plate 8 constitutesan element of both devices for securing the lantern to the vehicle, anda compact, rigid and inexpen sive construction is thus produced.

I claim 1. A lantern provided with a base-plate fixed in verticalposition at one side thereof, means for clamping the outer surface ofsaid base-plate removably against the side of a vehicle-body, and meansfor fixing the inner surface of the base-plate against a bracket.

2. A tubular lantern provided with a backplate or shield, a verticalbase-plate, at the side of the lantern, secured to the back-plate and toan air-tube of the lantern, a springclip for securing the outer surfaceof the base-plate against a vehicle-body, and a socket-member secured invertical position to the inner surface of the base-plate and open at thebottom to receive a bracket.

ALBERT R. PRITCHARD.

WVitnesses D. GURNEE, L. THON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

